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understanding

[uhn-der-stan-ding] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn dɪŋ /






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“That’s why we choose to start with Alba, who is the granddaughter that is able to start her healing process by understanding her family history,” Urrejola says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

In this latest work, the team focused on understanding why younger individuals appear to be more vulnerable than adults.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

He told the court he backed the project on the understanding it would be a nonprofit that would put society's interests first, with any technology it developed released as open source, freely available to all.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Kath Abrahams, chief executive of Tommy's, says the pilot would give women an understanding of the care they would be offered.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

After that something must have come over Eisman, for he stopped looking for a fight and started looking for higher understanding.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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